2017 December Voices!

One Community Many Voices District 7 Toastmasters December 2017

Fun, Diversity and Ice Breaker Candies Page 18

Cover Story

Jessi Cornforth—2018 Miss Rodeo Oregon

Turning Dreams into Reality

TLI Photo Recap

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Publisher

Phyllis Harmon, DTM

Wishing You a Joyous Holiday Season

Associate Publisher Brenda Parsons, ACS, ALS

Senior Editor

Phyllis Harmon, DTM

Associate Editor Leanna Lindquist, DTM

Layout/Design Phyllis Harmon, DTM

2017-18 Officers District Director Donna Stark, DTM

Program Quality Director

John Rodke, DTM

Club Growth Director Emilie Taylor, DTM

Finance Manager

Karen Sempervivo, DTM

Administrative Manager Crystal Pugh, ACB, ALB

Public Relations Manager James Wantz, DTM ++++ Cover photo provided by Harvey Schowe, DTM, Taken on August 21, 2017 around 11:33am MDT at Rexburg, Idaho, Potter Park.

The weather was clear and no haze or clouds. ANikon telephoto lens 200mm to 500mm with a 1.7 teleconverter and a Nikon D7500.

Voices! is published monthly by District 7 Toastmasters. First issue published August 2014. Submit articles or contact contributors at voices@d7toastmasters.org

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CONTENTS

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EDITORIAL Merry Christmas Message

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by Phyllis Harmon, DTM

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Terry Beard Open Houses

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COVER STORY Turning Dreams into Reality

by Leanna Lindquist, DTM, IPDD

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by Phyllis Harmon, DTM

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The Art of Feedback - Feedbackers Open House JOURNEYS Christine Seed - a Charter Member

by Brinn Hemmingson, ACG, CL

JUST SAYIN’ . . .

My Christmas List

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by Donna Stark, DTM District Director

FROM THE DESK Focusing Forward

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by John Rodke, DTM Program Quality Director

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PERSPECTIVES One Hundred Toastmasters

Winter Toastmasters Leadership Institute Recap SUCCESSFUL CLUB Fun, Diversity and Ice Breaker Candies

by Bill Hernandez, DTM

Trio Christmas Greeting

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FROM THE DESK The Gift of Giving

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by Emilie Taylor, DTM Club Growth Director

Gradual Growth

by Ryaan Akmal

HIDDEN TREASURE EARLY OREGON TOASTMASTERS - PART 8

bY Harvey Schowe, DTM

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32 HONORING EDUCATIONAL AWARDS

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Pathways Got You Feeling Stumped? Stymied? Stupefied?

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You Are Invited to Participate

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Want to earn your Early Adopter Award?

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO DECEMBER CLUBS

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TRIPLE CROWN AWARD PINS

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DECEMBER - JANUARY, 2018 CALENDAR

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Pat Lynch Article Reprint from U Magazine

Of Prospect and Retrospect

by Lee Coyne, ATMS

CLUB COACH CORNER Let’s Go!

by Lisa Hutton, ACB, ALB

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A Writing Exercise - Single Monologue Character Assassination

by Joe Anthony, DTM

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

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Jessi Cornforth—2018 Miss Rodeo Oregon

Turning Dreams into Reality

by Phyllis Harmon, DTM

Jessi Cornforth, Oregon City Toastmasters member, began dreaming about becoming Miss Rodeo Oregon in 2013 as a princess on the Clackamas County Fair and Canby Rodeo Court. She turned her dreams into reality on August 19, 2017. Her Coronation Ceremony occurs on January 20, 2018.

Please tell us about your early life

I was born in Portland, Oregon, and spent the first part of my childhood in Tigard. Before I started kindergarten, we moved to Redland, which is a rural part of Oregon City. We still live there today.

When I started school, I tried just about every sport but I never really fell in love with any of them. I would do one for a season or two, but then get bored with it and want to try something else. Luckily though, my parents never let me quit part way through a season, and today I am grateful for that discipline.

How did you get involved with horses?

Did you grow up with the dream of becoming a rodeo celebrity?

She also found us my first horse. Jazz was a 14 year old Arabian mare, white with brown freckled spots all over her.

Learning with Jazz was a long process, with a lot of blood, sweat, and tears shed along the way. Slowly we learned together, and became a dynamic duo. We tried almost every riding discipline, but we especially enjoyed the speed events. We completed all nine years of 4-H and four years of high school equestrian team together, going to the state championships almost every year.

My involvement with rodeo didn’t begin until 2013, when I tried out for the Clackamas County Fair and Canby Rodeo Court. One of my close friends had been on the court and encouraged me to try out. Many times girls don’t get on a court the first time. But I surprised everyone, including myself by earning a spot on the 2014 Canby Rodeo Court as a princess.

I loved every second representing the sport of rodeo. Jackie Gibson, my court director and Miss Rodeo Oregon in 2009, encouraged me to consider running for Miss Rodeo Oregon. I knew I would try out for it some day. First I decided to reign for another year on the Canby Court. I tried out for the 2015 Queen court position and won.

I knew preparing for the Miss Rodeo Oregon Pageant would take a large chunk of time and money. I made the decision to finish my degree at Oregon State University before preparations began. (Jessi graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor’s in Exercise and Sports Science and a minor in Psychology—Editor)

My parents never owned horses or any sort of livestock. However, my mom grew up in Idaho and always liked them. I had always loved horses; my friends and I would run around the playground pretending to be horses during recess.

How we came to own a horse is actually a funny story. It all started with a delivery truck.

My parents owned a vending machine company, and had an old truck for sale. One night at dinner with my aunt and uncle, their family friend inquired about the truck, but instead of straight buying it he wanted to do a partial trade.

To my surprise, my parents actually considered it! When my nine year-old-self found out that she might get her very own real live horse, she jumped at the idea. I checked out every book in the school library on horses and read them over and over. While the horse in What drew you to Toastmasters? What the trade didn’t work out because he wasn’t for did you learn and how has it changed a beginner rider, I still held on to that dream. your life?

My mom introduced me to Toastmasters. She My parents enrolled me in a local 4-H club, and joined the Oregon City Chamber to promote the leader helped me learn to ride.

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the screen printing business my parents owned.

Soon after she joined Oregon City Toastmasters.

Once I graduated and moved back to Oregon City, I joined the same Toastmasters club to help prepare myself for the interview and speech portions of the Miss Rodeo Oregon Pageant.

The most important skill I learned from the

club was to slow down and mentally prepare my answers before speaking. I am also much more aware of when I or other people use “uhms” or “ahs” to fill the air, and use them less often than I used to. The Oregon City club meets at 6:30am.

I realized that if I could speak cohesively that early in the morning, then I could certainly do so during the day after I actually woke up. I am still a member of the club, but with my work schedule and planning my coronation, sleep usually trumps the meetings. I plan to return to meetings regularly after my coronation, which will be held in Canby on January 20th.

What process did you go through to become Miss Rodeo Oregon?

My journey to become Miss Rodeo Oregon officially began after I graduated from Oregon State University in June of 2016, however I always

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had the title in the back of my mind since my princess year on the Canby Court in 2014.

My graduation gift to myself was a then two -year-old quarter horse named Dually. My first horse, Jazz, passed away in the summer of 2015 in her pasture at our home in Redland. She lived a healthy and happy life to the ripe old age of 26, and wasn’t retired from riding until she was 24. Jazz even helped me win my princess title when she was 23, but was retired from rodeo because the traveling was too hard on her.

Dually had a good and easy start to his riding career, but more importantly had the calm work ethic that a rodeo horse needs to have. I took riding lessons with him from his previous owner, who is an internationally renowned colt starter, and then with a highly recommended trainer in Molalla.

I would ride with her once a week, and she would give me “homework” exercises to work with Dually on during the rest of the week. I also took Dually to different riding events and to the St. Paul Rodeo to get him used to all the sights and sounds that he might encounter. Thankfully with Dually’s laid back attitude, he handled the events and rodeos better than most older horses did.

Along with improving my riding skills, I also had to study rodeo history, rodeo terminology, equine science, and current events. My typical day in the months before pageant consisted of: designing my pageant wardrobe, riding Dually, going to my job as a server, and then studying at night. Along with horsemanship and knowledge, there were appearance and photogenic categories to be won at the pageant, so I designed and bought my wardrobe completely on my own.

The pageant itself was a four-day competition held during the Clackamas County Fair and Canby Rodeo in August. Two other contestants and I said goodbye to our parents and gave up our phones at orientation for the first day of pageant. From then until the end of judging, we could not talk to our families or the rest of the world. We had chaperones that shuttled us to and from each event, three out-of-state judges, and we stayed in a hotel. The first day consisted of orientation, move in, a written knowledge test, and then autographs and grand entry at the rodeo.

Our second day of pageant was Personality Interview Day, where the judges could ask us

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questions about our hobbies, favorite rodeo contestants, current events (and really anything else they thought they could stump us with).

The third day of pageant was the longest day. We started with horsemanship. We began by riding each other’s horses, not our own. This tested how well we could ride an unfamiliar horse. Any time Miss Rodeo Oregon goes out of state for a rodeo, she rides a horse provided for her at the rodeo. Following that test, we mounted our own horses and rode a few different patterns.

We also demonstrated our ability to push cattle out of the arena. Horsemanship is the most coveted award at the pageant, and also earns the most points. It is vital to know how to ride well.

After we dismounted, it was time for horsemanship interviews. They focused on our knowledge of equine anatomy, diseases, rodeo events, and scenarios that might be encountered at a rodeo. Following lunch, we changed outfits and prepared for a mock TV interview. We were asked two questions in front of an audience at the fairgrounds. After that, we prepared for the rodeo grand entry and also helped with a fund raiser that the rodeo was hosting that night.

Saturday was the fourth and final day of the pageant. It was also the day my life was forever changed. The last section of the competition was the fashion show. We modeled a western trend outfit and did a little dancing, and then gave a prepared speech and answered three impromptu questions while modeling a western dress.

I was thankful for Toastmasters as I completed my impromptu questions—because I was able to think on my feet! After the fashion show, judging was complete and we were allowed to enjoy the fair while we waited for the rodeo to start.

Crowning took place during the rodeo in front of my hometown crowd. I won the categories of: photogenic, personality, appearance, speech, and horsemanship. Then the moment that I had visualized for so long came. My name was called and the Miss Rodeo Oregon crown was placed on my head!

improved so much with him, and that I had a ton of people backing me on this journey.

I would not trade this experience for the world. I told myself that I was going to compete once and compete right, and that is exactly what I did. I am so proud for how far I have come and realize how far I can go. I am also so grateful for the people I have supporting me. Rodeo people say it takes a village to raise a rodeo queen, and I have the best village out there. I cannot wait to make them proud throughout my reign and at the Miss Rodeo America Pageant in December 2018.

This experience has taught me to always trust your instincts, trust your God, and to never let go of a passion. My journey was not a perfect one.

There were really hard days, with times I felt like I couldn’t do it and that I should just give up.

But with the right people to help stand me up and dust me off when I fell, a lot of faith and an unwavering desire to succeed, I broke through my own glass ceiling. Overall I have learned to always have courage and always be kind.

Jessi’s coronation ceremony and dinner will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018, 5-10pm, at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds & Event Center, 694 NE 4th Ave, Canby, Oregon 97013. Tickets available through Jessi at missrodeooregon2018@gmail.com.

What was the most memorable experience during your journey?

The most memorable part of the journey to Miss Rodeo Oregon was in the last few weeks before the pageant began. I realized a few things: that I had taken a green broke horse and made him into a ready-to-win rodeo horse in one year, that my horsemanship skills and confidence had

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JUST SAYIN’ . . .

My Christmas List

by Donna Stark, DTM—District Director

Dear Santa, I know I haven’t written for a while. I hope you and Mrs. Claus are well.

Since I wrote my last letter I’ve grown up and joined Toastmasters! There are a few things on my Christmas list this year: • Two more advanced manuals. I’m wrapping up an Advanced CommunicatorSilver and need to choose two more manuals to complete an AC-Gold in the legacy program before June 2020. I’m thinking the Public Relations or Speeches

by Management manuals would be appropriate, but I trust your judgment.

• A new Pathways Path. I’ve started working through the Effective Coaching path and am liking what the new Pathways program has to offer. I appreciate that Pathways integrates speaking and evaluation assignments, and the resource videos are a nice touch. Please feel free to share these with all my Toastmaster friends. I know they would enjoy this gift…what’s not to like?

• I found some cool gift items on the Toastmasters International website. Gift certificates are always welcome! ;-) You might want to consider Toastmasters, too. I realize you’re known for your Ho Ho Ho, but there may be times you’re using it as a crutch or filler word. Toastmasters can help with that! If there isn’t a club that’s convenient for the North Pole, we can help you start a new club for you and the elves. Toastmasters is the gift that keeps on giving. Consider this suggestion my gift to you.

I hope you agree that I’ve been very good this year. I know I used to leave you milk and cookies. Let’s be honest… neither one of us needs cookies anymore. Safe travels, and please say hello to the reindeer.

With warm regards, Donna p.s. I still like to find an orange in the toe of my stocking… just sayin’.

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FROM THE DESK Focusing Forward

by John Rodke, DTM—Program Quality Director

The first half of our Toastmaster year draws to a close. I invite you to reflect upon the positive changes your efforts have created within your life. What is one more change you wish to make within the next 6 months? Envision achieving that success, How can we help you leverage Toastmasters to accomplish that change?

We had over 215 motivated Toastmasters attend our Winter TLI. The energy, enthusiasm, and excitement were inspiring. A huge shout out to the members of Future Stars! A Golden Gavel Club with promising youth who are and will be stars within our local community. Our amazing volunteers and presenters did an awesome job of bringing about successful training. Thank you!

At TLI we had a huge number of members stand up and prepare to step into the next level of leadership roles within our District. I am excited to work with them and you!

A quandary many of our seasoned members are experiencing is how to finish up a DTM in the “legacy” program while being eager to get started in the Pathways Education Program.

You are encouraged to do both! Trade between programs with your speeches, share your hardearned wisdom with our newer members, and leverage your adaptable skills to become Subject Matter Experts in the Pathways Program. It offers you a multitude of new options to explore.

Many individuals need to finish up a few elements to achieve their DTM by June 2020.

Check out item 1212 in the Toastmasters shop to see what you need. The fun and rewarding ones are: • District Service Credit - Serve as an Area/ Division Director or District Leadership Position for one year. This is a potential stumbling block. You only have two more opportunities to sign up. Don’t wait! Contact me, John Rodke if you

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are interested in serving and learning. johnrodke@d7toastmasters.org • High Performance Leadership Project This amazing and practical program is a manual to help you lead a team to success.

It can be a Toastmasters related project or anything within your community. It is Item 262 on the Toastmasters site. I wish I would have utilized it when I was a Project Manager! Hindsight is 20-20. You can do this at any point in your Toastmasters journey, so dive in and use this valuable tool.

• Sponsor, Mentor, or Coach a club. These excellent opportunities help you blossom as a Toastmaster. Serving in each of these roles have been some of the most rewarding parts of my TM experience.

Contact Emilie Taylor if you are interested in serving in these awesome roles!

• Club Officer training is important to help you thrive while providing your members the best experience possible. These opportunities are not limited to club officers or even members. Please check out future trainings on the District 7 Calendar at d7toastmasters.org to see where you can attend. Being trained anywhere in the world helps your club succeed.

I look forward to learning and growing with you in 2018! Cheers to embracing Pathways, getting trained, and having fun in our awesome organization!

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Wishing you the best of the Yuletide Season

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FROM THE DESK The Gift of Giving (a Toastmasters Membership)

by Emilie Taylor, DTM - Club Growth Director In the spirit of the holiday season and whatever way you wish to celebrate it. . . it’s all about giving, sharing, and love.

Some gifts are tangible and some are intangible. The intangible gifts last a lifetime.

Tangible gifts may break and shatter. My brother Edel gifted me with the “idea” of Toastmasters. In 2013, he mentioned on the phone that I should check it out.

It took me another year to visit a Toastmasters club. Joining Toastmasters helped me to fill in voids I never knew I had. I learned what “to educate” really means. “Educate” is the drawing out of that which was already there, but yet to be discovered.

I began to learn to draw deeper and deeper into my well. The deeper I drew, the purer the water, or in this case the thoughts and ideas.

These changed me in profound ways.

I was watching the movie, Dying Laughing, about comedians the other night. It was about the struggles they went through in order to make people laugh. One of the stories was from a woman by the name of Tiffany Haddish. She said that when she was younger, she had to make a choice between going to a psychiatric ward or joining comedy boot camp for 8 weeks. The boot camp seemed to be the best choice. It was safe, a place where people were supportive and encouraging. This allowed her to develop her comedy skills which completely changed the direction, course, and outcome of her life.

This parallel flashed through my mind because that’s exactly what Toastmasters had done in my life. Did Toastmasters change me?

Transform me? Yes, changed in more ways than I can ever count.

One of the many ways (and quite a big surprise) was finding out that I can make people laugh. My husband in the past would joke that “humor is a difficult concept” for me. A quote from Star Trek to a Vulcan. To infuse humor in

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my speeches was hard at first. It has become relatively easier now because my writing and thinking skills have improved considerably. I used to ruminate about how badly I did in table topics, evaluation, or speeches. Now, I shrug it off and say Next! Your feedback and encouraging notes helped so much!

What a GIFT! Almost a 100 years later, our founder Ralph Smedley’s ideas and thoughts have brought transformation to millions of members who have been through the Toastmasters program. The program not only builds on speaking and leadership skills, it also helps build self-esteem, poise and confidence.

It’s taken us from shyness to boldness, from fear to confidence, from a feeling of weakness to strength!

An idea for the season is to use your education, to draw out from where you started to where you are, and think about ways and means to help others transform their lives. You may give a tangible gift of a Toastmasters membership. If you can’t, you can give the gift of an invitation by bringing your friends, coworkers, relatives you care about to a club meeting. Or, I pose a challenge for you: plant the seed of Toastmasters just like my brother did for me.

A gift of a Toastmasters membership can truly change lives. The best part is the personal growth, new friends, and new ideas that Toastmasters has gifted us.

Have a happy holiday season. Tell those you love that you love them. Your light, poise, and confidence makes a difference well beyond the Toastmasters Experience.

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PERSPECTIVES One Hundred Toastmasters

by Leanna Lindquist, DTM

Of any one hundred Toastmasters, it must be confessed that 45 will not continue past the first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as a failure, but in later life all of these will remember they had been Toastmasters and will speak well of the organization.

Of the one hundred, less than 30 earned a Competent Communicator Award. 19 of the hundred earned the Competent Leadership Award. Some left without earning any awards.

Each of the one hundred will learn something from Toastmasters. Almost all will feel their communication skills improved. They had the opportunity to lead a meeting. This may help them in the work place. Some will use this experience in their role as a volunteer. Some will have benefitted by being club officers. They learned to lead a team and be accountable.

Less than one per cent of all Toastmasters will achieve the level of Distinguished Toastmaster. Some of those who earn a DTM go on to earn more. Members work hard to earn this distinction. Many do it to challenge

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themselves. Others say it gave them a sense of accomplishment. All were role models for the members in their club. Of course they learned many skills on the way. They gave 47 speeches, served as a District Leader, helped start a club, and completed a High Performance Leadership Project.

Many people say Toastmasters is one of the best kept secrets. Perhaps that is why there are less than 215,000 members in all of North America. When you talk to people many know something about Toastmasters. Whether, its “I’ve been meaning to visit a club” or “my dad was a Toastmaster”, the name Toastmasters has a positive reputation. Many successful people with nationwide name recognition were Toastmasters.

The need to be better communicators, listeners, and leaders, to provide feedback, and gain self-confidence will never end. When people look around for an organization that can provide it all in a safe and caring environment, they will turn to Toastmasters.

Inspired by the poem One Hundred Scouts.

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hosted by Feedbackers Toastmasters the Workshop Club

THE ART OF FEEDBACK

James Wantz

Moving Effectively - How to Evaluate Body Language

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Listening at Different Levels

YOU ARE INVITED January 10, 2018 7:30 - 9:00 PM

Griffith Drive Building Rm 300 4755 SW Griffith Drive Beaverton, OR 97005

“Feedback is the breakfast of champions” - Ken Blanchard Giving great feedback is an art form. Learning how to evaluate a person’s performance is best done through practice. Please join us and learn how to share your message gracefully and effectively.

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JOURNEYS Christine Seed – a Charter Member

by Brinn Hemmingson, ACG, CL

in NE Portland. She also volunteers at Midland library, her local public library. “The difference in clientele between these two is amazing. You never know what question will be posed to you by another. With the public library, requests are far more varied. I have tons of empathy for those who work in retail. You need to give an answer to solve their problem.”

Christine has entered the table topics, humorous speech and the evaluation contests.

She prefers the table topics contest as she feels that this challenges her mind to deliver a concise coherent answer quickly. She placed third in her first table topics contest. That was enough to encourage her to sign up for the next contest the following year!

Christine says, “My political senses have been heightened and curiosity aroused. I have learned so much from the speeches of others. You can’t use the same dynamics when speaking to everyone to convey your point. The money you spend on Toastmasters dues is money well spent. I am a work in progress as far as speaking goes.”

Almost four decades ago, a male coworker invited Christine to join our company club so he wouldn’t be the only young person there. She refused, stating this particular club was full of old men. This was her first awareness of Toastmasters.

The incident that got her to join happened years later in 2002. A coworker Denise Sharp noticed that Christine said very little in staff meetings. She was also surprised to discover that while Christine’s story repertoire was limited, the stories she knew were vibrant, interesting and occasionally historical. Denise knew Christine needed to find her voice and she knew where to look for it, at Civil Tongues Toastmasters in the Oregon State Building.

Christine has belonged to two clubs, Civil Tongues (2002-2010) and Portland Progressives (2006-current). She is a charter member of Portland Progressives. In Civil Tongues, she was President and Treasurer. In Portland Progressives Christine has been VP Membership, Treasurer, Sergeant at Arms twice and Secretary substitute upon demand one year. Currently she’s the VP Education.

“We can learn so much from each other if we but pay attention to what is being said and live in the moment.” Christine covers the front desk in the library on occasion. She works as a library technician in the Bonneville Power library

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Winter Toastmasters Leadership Institute Recap

by Phyllis A Harmon, DTM

Toastmasters have a reputation for flexibility and willingness to stretch beyond their comfort zones. A reputation that was put to the test earlier this year when it was announded that winter Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) would occur in December instead of the historical mid-January timeframe.

After much head scratching and whispers about new-fangled ideas, District 7 members rose to the occasion. Over 200 people gathered at Wilsonville High School for Toastmasters Leadership Institute on December 2, 2017.

The day started early for the volunteers who arrived around 7:00am to prepare for the day. By the time people arrived at 8:00am, the Registration team was on the job handing out schedules, name tags, and registering club officers for Distinguished Club credit. Cathy Harris, Hospitality Chair, and her team were busily organizing the potluck contributions and getting the coffee flowing. Mary Canton, Volunteer Coordinator, and Tamsen Corbin, newly appointed District 7 Educaton Coordinator, made sure that presenters and room coordinators had the supplies they needed for their sessions.

The program began at 9:00am with a keynote

from Charley Patton, Region 2 Advisor, who inspired the audience to step into leadership and embrace opportunity.

It was followed by a day filled wth club officer training, and optional sessions focused on Pathways, leadership, mentoring, and contests.

Current and future club officers took advantage of the day to network, share best practices, and learn more about Pathways.

People loved the auditorium and commented that the ample potluck was well organized. At the end of the day, 185 officers were trained. People walked away with a tookit of best practices, a deeper understanding of Pathways, and a focus and plan to finish the year strong.

If you were unable to attend TLI, each Division is scheduling club officer training during January and/or February. The trainings will be listed on the District 7 event calendar.

A special thank you to James Wantz, Public Relations Manager/District Photographer, and his team for the photos taken during the event.

Click on the link below to hear and view a photo recap of the day.

Toastmasters Leadership Institute December 2, 2017 Photo Recap Photos by James Wantz & Tom Knapp

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SUCCESSFUL CLUB Fun, Diversity and Ice Breaker Candies

by Bill Hernandez, DTM Tuesday’s at noon on the Nike World Headquarters campus, club President Michael Blythe opens the West Beaverton Toastmasters meeting with the same question: “Is everyone ready for the best hour of the week?”

The resounding cry of 28 people saying YES in harmony is a sound I never get tired of hearing.

April, 2018 will mark my twelfth year as a member of this incredible club that has been President Distinguished for 8 years in a row.

There are endless reasons why I love our club and I can sum them up with these: fun, diversity and Ice-Breaker Candies.

I need only think back to our last meeting as a great example of these three principals in action.

For most people, getting up in front of a group and having to speak is a frightful experience.

But one common theme each week that helps alleviate this is our fun factor. We not only count the uh’s and um’s, we also count the laughs. No one delivers the fun better than Distinguished Toastmaster, Patrick Tuohy (pictured here wearing a mask for our Grinch themed meeting).

And, his creativity and leadership rubs off on all our members.

Our laugh counter lost track last week during table topics when Michael Midghall (pictured) led the West Beaverton Christmas Carolers as they re-told the story of how the Grinch stole Christmas.

Thirty years ago one of the best decisions founder Del Weaver (still an active member) made was to make WBTM an open club. Only half of our current members (28) work on the Nike campus. Nike is a global company and this is a global group of Toastmasters. We have or have had members from China, Korea, India, Brazil, Mexico, Nepal and Russia, to name a few countries. The ability to learn about different

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cultures and customs while having fun is something I believe makes our club so unique.

We also have diversity in experience. Ten of our members have achieved at least CC status and all are more than willing to mentor the less experienced members.

Finally, I believe it is the small things we do that make a huge difference. Whether it is always having theme meetings (picture of last weeks agenda ), creative re-caps (see photo ) showing up to support and make the most noise when members compete in area and division contests or making sure evaluators present those members giving their ice-breaker speeches, you guessed it, Ice-Breaker Candies. (Pictured - Sergeant at Arms Clinton Hodgson handing new member Ben Lee his well deserved award).

We invite anyone in the Portland area to drop by and check out why West Beaverton Toastmasters is such a special club; but be warned, the Toastmaster may be dressed as a judge and the club may be determining the fate of Peter Cottontail. (Picture of juror Bill Hernandez with Peter).

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Gradual Growth

by Ryaan Akmal

Having been thrown into a Toastmasters Gavel Club only a year or two ago and now serving as Vice President Education, I can say that a lot has happened very quickly in my Toastmasters experience.

I was introduced to the Future Stars club by my cousin. At the time, she was finishing her second year as President. When the next election day rolled around, I weighed the options carefully, and put my name in for Sergeant of Arms (which may or may not have been the only job I had the qualifications for). After crushing my competition—running unopposed—I had become an officer.

At first, being a Sergeant at Arms wasn’t too exciting. Don’t get me wrong, I was always diligent in my tasks and performed all of my roles to the best of my ability; but I didn’t feel like I was growing. At officers meetings I would sit in our little circle, not engaged or participating.

However, there was a fundamental shift somewhere in my thinking—it would be impossible to tell when. With experience and exposure, I had gained a full sense of what our club was doing and how it worked. Armed with that realization, I engaged with the club with renewed vigor. I actively worked to make sure meetings ran smoothly behind the scenes, filling in missing roles, making sure everyone knows what they should be doing.

Looking back on it now, even though I felt like I wasn’t gaining anything, I was gradually growing the entire time. I never realized it until I took a moment to look back from where I once came. I see now that that’s what Toastmasters is all about. It isn’t some hack to make you extroverted or to turn you into a flawless communicator. It’s about fostering and nurturing your inner leader, your inner communicator. Toastmasters is about raising people up to their potential, not taking them there.

When it was time again for another election year, I knew I was ready for more responsibility. I took up the mantle of Vice President Education.

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The first few weeks were a rude awakening; being VPE is a much more communication-heavy and work-intensive job than I was used to. But with Toastmasters, I knew I could rise to the challenge.

Ryaan Akmal is a sophomore at Sunset High School, and has been a part of the youth Gavel Club, Future Stars, for 2 years.

Future Stars Gavel Club, is a youth communication and leadership club administered by Toastmasters International, helping the young people of today become the great leaders of tomorrow! The club is open to all middle school and high school aged kids. It gives them the opportunity to become better listeners, thinkers, speakers and leaders.

The club meets weekly during the school year every Saturday from 10:30am-12:00pm at 4115 SW 160th Avenue, Beaverton, Oregon 97007 in the first room in the portal. To learn more about Future Stars or to visit the club, pleas contact Coach Humaira at futurestarspdx@gmail.com. Visitors are encouraged to visit the club and see for themselves why Future Stars should be part of their educational journey.

Toastmasters . . . It isn’t some hack to make you extroverted or to turn you into a flawless communicator. It’s about fostering and nurturing your inner leader, your inner communicator.

Toastmasters is about raising people up to their potential, not taking them there.

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HIDDEN TREASURE EARLY OREGON TOASTMASTERS - PART 8

by Harvey Schowe, DTM - District 7 Historian Oscar Ingalls Hall, Jr., a Portland Toastmasters club #31 charter member, was born in Seattle, Washington on July 15, 1901. His parents were Oscar O. Hall, an Inspector for Seattle City S and S Department, and Lula M. Dupee.

He attended schools in Seattle. At the University of Washington he majored in engineering. He was a member of the Theta Xi fraternity in 1921 and 1922. In 1924, he worked as a junior engineer. In 1928, he was a building superintendent.

On October 26, 1926, Ingalls married Elizabeth Lucile Hogg. After April 1930, Ingalls and his family moved to Portland, Oregon for a job at Oregon Bridge and Dredging where he served as general manager and vice president.

Ingalls Hall joined Portland Toastmasters club #31 as a charter member in the fall of 1934.

During the San Diego Toastmasters Conference on October 6, 1934, Toastmaster officials and members approved establishing two Districts.

District One encompassed California. District Two included the Pacific Northwest.

A District Two organizational meeting was held on May 31, 1935 in Tacoma where Ben

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W. Tidball was elected District Two governor.

Ingalls Hall, Jr., Portland, was one of the club representatives attending the meeting. Other attendees were James Hoy from Tacoma; Bruce Harris from Seattle No. Two; Ben W. Tidball from Olympia; Ed Heed from Seattle No. One, and Raymond J. Huff, also from Seattle No. One who was a Toastmasters International Officer. Ed Heed later became a Toastmasters International Vice President. After 1937, Ingalls and family moved back to Seattle, Washington.

Ingall’s involvement with Toastmasters in Seattle remains unknown.

After leaving Oregon Bridge and Dredging he worked as a sales engineer for the Austin Company until 1942 when he worked as a contractor. Ingalls moved up to a construction superintendent. Later he started the Hall-Atwater Construction Company. In 1948, he worked as an engineer for the company. He served as president of an Engineers Club. He worked with his son, Johni at O I Hall Company General Contractors until his retirement. On October 28, 1967, Ingalls Hall, Jr. died in Seattle, Washington.

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Pathways got you feeling Stumped? Stymied? Stupefied?

Who You Gonna Call?

D7 Toastmasters Pathways Virtual Support Academy—that’s who! Join James Wantz, Pathways Academy Guide, and a growing peer group of knowledge masters as they answer queries and share “how to” discoveries. Virtual sessions are held every Tuesday 7-8pm between December 26 and March 27, 2018. Call information listed below or contact James Wantz at prm@d7toastmasters.org for more detail.

How you gonna call?

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/378867847 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16699006833,,378867847# or +16465588656,,378867847# Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location) US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 378 867 847 22

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YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE! WHAT:

Earn a D7 Pathways Triple A Award This year only you can earn a D7 Pathways Triple A Award by completing the Early Adopter, Early Achiever & Early Advisor tasks listed below – each of these is an award of its own!

WHY:

To encourage member participation in Pathways, D7 is offering these unique awards to

WHEN:

NOW!

HOW:

Watch a two minute video for more information: https://youtu.be/IlsY52rRe6I

WHAT YOU DO;

members in Pathways—but only for a limited time!

Early Adopter Award: •

Complete the Level 1 Pathways Icebreaker project in any Path. Base Camp will show project marked complete after post assessment. Deadline: December 31, 2017

•

Complete this online form: Early Adopter Award Application

•

Receive the Early Adopters Badge

Early Advisor Award: •

Help another member with Pathways (help them log in, pick their first path, guide them through the Icebreaker project, or answer technical questions about Pathways).

Deadline: May 31, 2018

•

Complete this online form: Early Advisor Award Application

•

Receive the Early Advisor Badge

Early Achiever Award: •

Complete Level 1 in any Path. Deadline: March 31, 2018

•

Complete the Level request on Base Camp. Your club Base Camp Manager will confirm completion in Pathways and then submit the award to Toastmasters International through the Club Central portal

•

Receive the digital badge for Level 1 completion in Base Camp

That’s it!

Do those 3 steps, and you will be awarded D7 Pathways Triple A Award and a 'Be Extraordinary' pin will be mailed directly to you!

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Reprinted wth permisson from Oc tober 2017 issue of U Magazine --Editor

TOASTMASTER, LECTOR, MENTOR ADVERTISING SALES, THE BULLETIN

Pat Lynch

By Sue Stafford for The Bulletin Special Projects Photos by Tess Freeman and submitted

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at Lynch will celebrate her 82nd birthday on November 2 and she won’t be sitting quietly at home. Lynch will be busy at work in the advertising department of The Bulletin, where she has worked for the past 22 years.

Lynch, a Portland native, who admits she was shy as both a child and an adult, decided in 2004 to face her fear of public speaking by joining the Highnooners Toastmasters Club in Bend. The club empowers members to develop communication and leadership skills for greater self-confidence and personal growth.

Although it took her a year and a half to make her first speech (most people do it within their first four weeks), she has gone on to serve as a club coach for two other Central Oregon chapters. As the Toastmasters High Desert Division governor, she traveled to other clubs from Madras to Alturas, California. During her tenure, the High Desert Division received the President’s Distinguished Division Award, the highest award given to a division by the international organization. She has also attended a number of International Toastmasters conventions.

From her experience with Toastmasters, Lynch gained the confidence to become a lector at her church, as well as teach religious education classes for adults.

“Of the 100 things feared the most, death is number two, and public speaking is number one,” said Lynch.

This dynamic woman doesn’t just want to be able to speak in public. What started as a personal challenge has become a passion for helping others gain selfconfidence and the freedom that comes with it. She enjoys nurturing leadership qualities in others as well.

Lynch may have been shy in her youth, but that didn’t prevent her from experiencing life to the fullest.

She performed in musicals as

a teenager (“as a member of the chorus or in small parts,” she qualified). After graduating from Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, she continued in musicals while she lived for two years in Australia.

Traveling has always been high on her list, and as part of a group from Marylhurst College, she traveled through 13 European countries.

One Friday night, at a church social, Lynch met Jim, a widower; they became engaged 10 days later and married three months after that. She became mother to his three children, two sons and a daughter, and they were married for 34 years.

She and Jim loved hiking in the High Sierras, starting at 10,000 feet and descending to stay in camps at Tuolumne Meadow, Merced Lake and Sunrise before reaching the Yosemite Valley. On Christmas Eve 2001, she lost Jim to a heart attack, an event she reconciled by saying, “I’m so glad he’s not stuck in bed. God wanted him.”

Lynch enjoys writing as well as painting with acrylics and watercolors. Her beloved Hasselblad camera, which Jim bought for her, requires film so she hasn’t recently pursued her interest in photography.

With no plans to retire, Lynch will continue to split her time among Toastmasters, work, church, family and the City Club of Central Oregon, where she is a member of the planning committee.

Her walker, which she calls Robbie, helps Lynch to stand upright as she deals with curvature of the spine. But even physical impairments can’t slow down this dynamo with the sparkling eyes, bright smile and undying confidence.

Without self-confidence, it is difficult to do what you want with your life.

It’s such a blessing to be able to do what you really want to do.

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OF PROSPECT AND RETROSPECT

by Lee Coyne, ATMS - Guest Contributor January is on the near horizon. The fanfare of the holidays shall soon fade. Yet new challenges are sure to surface as we enter 2018.

The Roman godess Janus provides us the month's name. She is visually depicted as having two faces going opposite ways. One is looking backward to the passing year; the other peers forward to the year just arriving.

What does this metaphor really mean to us?

It signifies that as we peer toward the future we should not neglect those lessons of the past. Let the insights derived from yesterday, some with outcomes not always favorable, be guides as we enter new terrain.

As Toastmasters, we respond in kind to build our everyday skills to new levels. How tactfully we assess others can often stem from our evaluator job.

Keeping discipline as the timer can save us from being overly verbose.Table topics may better prepare us for the unexpected from the kids. And Toastmasters meetings teach us all on how to gainfully garner attention and win over others.

Let the year ahead encourage you to come out ahead. Heed that call.

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CLUB COACH CORNER LET’S GO!

by Lisa Hutton, ACB, ALB The end of December As a member of Toastmasters is halftime for Toastmasters and an International and my club, I promise; opportunity to review how one’s club is • To attend club meetings regularly doing. Is your club on track to achieving the • To prepare all of my projects to the status of Distinguished, Select Distinguished best of my ability, basing them on the or best yet, President’s Distinguished?

Toastmasters education program • To prepare for and fulfill meeting Setting goals, reviewing and realigning assignments tactics are likely necessary in order to ensure • To provide fellow members with objectives are reached by the end of June helpful, constructive evaluations 2018. For example, if not all (minimum 4) • To help the club maintain the positive, of the club’s officers attended the Winter friendly environment necessary for all Toastmaster Leadership Institute earlier this members to learn and grow month; there are makeup trainings in both • To serve my club as an officer when January and February. called upon to do so Are club members embracing the • To treat my fellow club members and new Pathways program? Are experienced our guests with respect and courtesy members making plans to achieve their • To bring guests to club meetings so DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster) before they can see the benefits Toastmasters the “Legacy Program” expires? Knowing the membership offers specific goals your members have set for • To adhere to the guidelines and rules themselves will be the best way to support for all Toastmasters education and them and in turn safeguard the club being recognition programs Distinguished, or better! When a win-win • To act within Toastmasters’ core environment becomes the norm, the club no values of integrity, respect, service longer struggles to keep members engaged and excellence during the conduct of in the Toastmaster program. all Toastmasters activities Often before a team takes the field, court, Now let’s get on with the second half of or playing space, it’s typical to see players the game. It’s time to meet new people, gather and chant a team slogan, count down learn something new and have some fun! from three, and say ‘let’s go!’ or, high-five each other to generate enthusiasm and positive energy.

For us, the Toastmaster’s Promise is what binds us to each other and our united efforts to serve one another to the best of our abilities. By regularly reviewing and perhaps having members read aloud at a club meeting, the Toastmaster’s Promise takes on greater purpose and can transform the very people that say the words.

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A WRITING EXERCISE

Single Monologue Character Assassination

by Joe Anthony, DTM

Award-winning author, mentor, and writing coach Joe Anthony agreed to submit an article to Voices!, if he was allowed the freedom to be creative. Joe’s article reveals his penchant for the unusual.

Dear Mr. Reyce, Nobody talks to Ely. And I know, as management, you’re limited in how much sway you have over the social environment of the breakroom. But I just wanted to bring it to your attention that nobody talks to him.

First off, there’s the odor issue. You know the warehouse has a name for him? I would never use it, but they call him ‘The Great Unwashed’ when he’s out. Or when he’s down the hall. Or when he’s been quiet for too long and we forget he’s still in the office, slowly and methodically bending the community paperclips into hundreds of tiny checkmarks.

Nobody talks to Ely, and I think I know why.

Aside from the slow, loose thoughts that come tumbling out when you ask him a direct question, which inevitably congeals into a roundabout ‘I don’t know.’ There’s also the depressing side of talking to him. And I don’t mean cutely depressing like Linda and her ‘This Meeting Could Have Been A Text’ mug. I mean, really depressing. Like when I asked him about his schooling he told me a long, slow story about a girl with polio he was assigned to. I guess he had the same sparkling personality when he was in grade school, because his teachers paired him with a girl on crutches. For recess. For a whole year. When I thought this might be an uplifting story, that Ely might finally share an endearing anecdote, he tells me he hated it. She was boring, walking around every recess listening to her was boring, and life sucks. That’s the punchline to every story he tells—everything sucks. No wonder the universe reflects that negative energy back onto him, am I right?

Nobody talks to Ely, and I think it’s throwing an awkward element into our social dynamic.

During our last group building exercise you told us not to ‘other ourselves’ to the tribe, but I think I know someone who’s already doing

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just that. At the Christmas swap last year he gave Linda a magnetic bottle opener from his last job. His résumé, which I’m now sure was padded within an inch of its life, said he was an engineer—something about contamination testing—but I’m willing to bet it was a kindness title. You know how we call our janitors ‘Sanitary Technicians?’

Nobody talks to Ely, and you know what, I don’t think they should be forced to. A conversation with him is like chatting with a sentient pair of stained sweatpants. And he insists on shaking your hand every time you greet him. I’m like, ‘Hello, we’ve already met.’ But I think he’s using it to test people. Like a micro aggression. He wants to see if you’ll hesitate to shake the broken hand.

It’s just a mass of finger parts and waxy skin. I mean, I’ve never hesitated, but I’m guessing some of the gals might find it off-putting. Apparently, according to Jim in shipping, the VA still gives him painkillers for it. Do you think he takes them at work? Maybe he was loopy that night we all had to stay late because of an ordering error.

He wears that frayed submarine hat pretty low.

Low enough to hide bloodshot eyes, that’s all I’m saying. You know what the Marines call the Navy? Never Again Volunteer Yourself. I didn’t serve, but my wife’s father did, so I think I can speak to that.

Anyway, nobody talks to Ely and I thought you should know. Consider this my official recommendation to move him into a position more accommodating of his personal needs. We always need more truck counters in the guard shack. That would at least give him some quiet time to reflect and get some fresh air.

Sincerely,

Brian R. Distribution & Logistics Wizard

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Club Name

Last Name

First Name

West Beaverton Club

Adzhigirey

Irina

Portland Club Professionally Speaking Astoria Toastmasters Clackamas County Toastmasters Tualatin Valley Toastmasters Club Milwaukie Talkies Creekside Toastmasters Politically Speaking Milwaukie Talkies Speakeasy Toastmasters Stagecoach TM Flying Toasters Club Salem Toastmasters Club Creekside Toastmasters Toast of Corvallis Toastmasters Club Speakeasy Toastmasters Pearl District Toastmasters Club CareOregon Portland Club Fortunate 500 Club Corvallis Evening Group The Dalles Toastmasters Club Stagecoach TM Storymasters Toastmasters The Standard Speakeasy Toastmasters Communicators Plus Politically Speaking Politically Speaking McMinnville Toastmasters Professionals of Portland Toastmasters Rogue Valley Networking Toastmasters Babble-On Toastmasters Club Tell Me A Story Essayons Club M A C Toastmasters Club WRIP City Club

Bellah Berkompas birdeno Blue Carver Croan Cypher D'Andrea Entenman Foster Galindo Hanson Hawksworth Hodnot Hohenboken Judd Juergens Karen Kea Kowal Krail Lacy Leary Loper Lowe Lucas Marble Marble Martin Miller Minter Moesche Noseworthy Olson Parsons Peche

Malachi Zachary adrian Erin Priscilla Sulie Josh Jennifer Cheryl Caroline Charlie Jacade John Sue Lynda Sonya Carolyn Collell Matthew Robert Stephanie Becky Melissa Janea John Kristin Erin Teresa Alicia Nathaniel Anna Jane William Trevor Charles David

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Creekside Toastmasters

Civil Tongues Club Redmond Area Toastmasters Club Toasting Excellence Club Communicators Plus CareOregon University of Oregon Club Bend Chamber Toastmasters Wallmasters International Club Essayons Club Professionals of Portland Toastmasters Marylhurst Toastmasters Civil Tongues Club CareOregon At The River's Edge Club Oregon Toastmasters Club Bend Chamber Toastmasters Babble-On Toastmasters Club Milwaukie Talkies Gresham Toastmasters Club WRIP City Club Clackamas County Toastmasters Pearl District Toastmasters Club Sporty Speakers Samaritan Ah-so-Um

Pendergrass

Phillips Phillips Porter Reimann Reynolds Rustia-Dye Sera Shakiba So So Steiner Stewart Stoner Stump Tankersley Taroli Tedd Thomas Tingey Tosh Unck Vanderbrooke Vroman Yardley

Kimberly

Karen Brian Aaron Barbara Rebecca Ashlynn Debbie Hooman Ratanak Jia-Meng Andrew Paul Nicole Jeffrey Anne Molly David Kesha Shana Royal Austin Nicole Keith Kevin Amy

Starting a New Club? or Want to Start a New Club?

District 7 has the resources to help you make it happen. We have experienced members who can put on a stellar kick-off meeting. You will receive advice on marketing to attract the members you need. Don’t worry about the charter paperwork, we can help you with that too.

Don’t go it alone. Contact Club Growth Director Emilie Taylor, DTM, cgd@d7toastmasters.org for the support you need to start the next club in District 7.

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HONORING EDUCATIONAL AWARDS AWARD

DATE

MEMBER

CLUB NAME

DTM

11/9/2017

Alba-Lim, Michelle

Transtoasters

ACG

11/8/2017

Alba-Lim, Michelle

Transtoasters

ALS

11/7/2017

Alba-Lim, Michelle

Transtoasters

DTM

11/5/2017

Anthony, Joseph D.

Storymasters Toastmasters

ALS

11/5/2017

Anthony, Joseph D.

Storymasters Toastmasters

CC

11/27/2017

Arnett, David W.

Professionally Speaking

PREMASL1

11/8/2017

Arnold, Cate Ann

Storymasters Toastmasters

CC

11/7/2017

Batty, Jake

Storymasters Toastmasters

CC

11/13/2017

Cargill, Bryan

At The River's Edge Club

CC

11/2/2017

Cavell, Becca L.

M A C Toastmasters Club

CC

11/17/2017

Dahl - Frank, Erika Lynn

Toast to US

ALB

11/14/2017

Davies, Dana

The Standard Speakeasy

CC

11/8/2017

Dye, Laura A.

West Beaverton Club

ACS

11/14/2017

Eaton, Kevin

Smooth Talkers Club

PREMASL1

11/25/2017

Edinger, Allan B.

McMinnville Toastmasters

PREMASL2

11/25/2017

Edinger, Allan B.

McMinnville Toastmasters

PREMASL3

11/25/2017

Edinger, Allan B.

McMinnville Toastmasters

PREMASL4

11/25/2017

Edinger, Allan B.

McMinnville Toastmasters

ACG

11/2/2017

Glade, Syrena M.

Tualatin Valley Toastmasters

VISCOML1

11/13/2017

Harmon, Phyllis A.

Storymasters Toastmasters

CC

11/1/2017

Illera, Iris

Sherwood Town Criers Club

INNPLAL1

11/24/2017

Janci, Rozaline R.

Yaquina Toastmasters

INNPLAL2

11/24/2017

Janci, Rozaline R.

Yaquina Toastmasters

INNPLAL3

11/24/2017

Janci, Rozaline R.

Yaquina Toastmasters

LEADEVL1

11/24/2017

Janci, Rozaline R.

Yaquina Toastmasters

LEADEVL2

11/24/2017

Janci, Rozaline R.

Yaquina Toastmasters

DYNLEAL1

11/19/2017

Janci, Rozaline R.

Yaquina Toastmasters

LEADEVL3

11/19/2017

Kertesz, Julie

Yaquina Toastmasters

EFFCOAL2

11/14/2017

Kertesz, Julie

Yaquina Toastmasters

CL

11/17/2017

Kralik, Svetlana

Toast to US

ACB

11/6/2017

Marsh, Brandon D.

Cedar Hills Club

CC

11/2/2017

McDonald, Malcolm B.

Clackamas County Toastmasters

ACB

11/29/2017

McQuiston, Joshua

Fortunate 500 Club

ALB

11/29/2017

Nollette, Le Roy I.

Newberg Toastmasters Club

INNPLAL1

11/19/2017

Norris, Lauralee K.

Yaquina Toastmasters

CL

11/16/2017

Parenteau, Rob

Civil Tongues Club

ACB

11/1/2017

Pitcher, Marc

Professionally Speaking

CC

11/3/2017

Proust, Gabrielle C.

New Horizons Toastmasters

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HONORING EDUCATIONAL AWARDS AWARD

DATE

MEMBER

CLUB NAME

ACB

11/16/2017

Randolph, Cristal R

Grants Pass Toastmasters Club

ALB

11/21/2017

Rawlings, Taylor Jellum

MIME Speaks

ACB

11/21/2017

Rawlings, Taylor Jellum

MIME Speaks

CC

11/1/2017

Reed, Benjamin F.

Capital Toastmasters Club

CC

11/29/2017

Ren, Xiaofei

Jantzen Club

ACS

11/14/2017

Rone, Regina G.

Smooth Talkers Club

ACG

11/1/2017

Rose, Jason

Capital Toastmasters Club

ALB

11/28/2017

Salmon, Nathan P.

Spirit Trackers

ACB

11/28/2017

Salmon, Nathan P.

Spirit Trackers

CL

11/17/2017

Schupp, Lisa S.

Toast of Corvallis Toastmasters

PREMASL2

11/20/2017

Stevenson, Scott

Marylhurst Toastmasters

CC

11/25/2017

Talley, Kamili

New Horizons Toastmasters

CC

11/16/2017

Thompson, Sharon L.

Sage Beaverton Toastmasters

VISCOML1

11/24/2017

Thygesen, Erica L.

Clackamas County Toastmasters

VISCOML2

11/24/2017

Thygesen, Erica L.

Clackamas County Toastmasters

CC

11/28/2017

Walch, Joseph P

Titan Toastmasters Club

PREMASL3

11/14/2017

Wantz, James

Feedbackers Toastmasters Club

CC

11/15/2017

Wilson, Meg Greene

Professionally Speaking

Want to earn your Early Adopter Award?

Join us at Yammertime Toastmasters on December 27th and get your Pathways Ice Breaker speech completed before year’s end. Contact Maya Herzig (maya.xolal@ gmail.com) to get on the meeting agenda

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Happy Anniversary to December Clubs The following clubs are celebrating their charter anniversary this month. Congratulations to all!

Charter Date

Years

Club

City

12/1/1987

30

Rogue Communicators

Grants Pass

12/1/1979

38

Arlington

Portland

12/17/2015

2

PDX Pioneers

Portland

A special shout out to Rogue Communicators and Arlington for passing the quarter-century mark

TRIPLE CROWN AWARD PINS MEMBER

COUNT

Alba-Lim, Michelle Anthony, Joseph D. Edinger, Allan B. Fanning, Paul C. Hutton, Lisa F.

3 3 4 3 3

Janci, Rozaline R.

10

Killion, Ginger E. Lafferty, Bryson D. Locke, Julius Patrick Norris, Lauralee K. Nye, Gregory Allan Rodke, John Russell Schupp, Lisa S. Stevenson, Scott Thygesen, Erica L. Tully, Kathleen Wantz, James Webb, Andrew Justin West, Larry J.

3 3 9 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4

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AWARDS

ALS, ACG, DTM, ACS, LDREXC DTM, ALS, CL PREMASL1, PREMASL2, PREMASL3, PREMASL4 ACS, DTM, ALS ACB, LDREXC, ALB CC, CL, CC, CL, ALS, DTM, LEADEVL3, DYNLEAL2, DYNLEAL3, DYNLEAL4, INNPLAL1, INNPLAL2, INNPLAL3, LEADEVL1, LEADEVL2, DYNLEAL1 ALS, DTM, LDREXC ALB, CL, CC ALB, ALB, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CL INNPLAL1, INNPLAL2, ACB, ALB CC, CL, ALB LDREXC, ALS, DTM ACS, CC, CL PREMASL1, PREMASL3, PREMASL2 ACB, VISCOML1, VISCOML2, ACS CC, CL, LDREXC PREMASL2, PREMASL1, CC, PREMASL3 ALB, CL, CC CC, ACG, ALS, DTM

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Begin club International Speech & Evaluation Contests for Spring Conference

JANUARY10 OPEN HOUSE Feedbackers, 7:30-9:00 PM, Griffith Drive Bldg, 3rd Floor, 4755 SW Griffith Dr, Beaverton, OR 97005, USA

18 LEARN & EARN Division H Makeup Club Officer Training - @ 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Griffith DrIve Building, 4755 SW Griffith Dr, Beaverton, OR 97005

19 OPEN HOUSE Wallmasters International - 6:35 - 7:45 AM, Alterius Career College, 9600 SW Oak Street, Tigard, OR, 97224

20 OPEN HOUSE New Horizons - 8:00 - 9:30 AM, the Community at Marquis, 19945 SW Boones Ferry Road, Tualatin OR 97062

Adding Events to the District Calendar All members of the District Executive Council are encouraged to post upcoming events on the District 7 Event Calendar. Typically posted events include: • • • • • • • •

Club Open Houses Area Contests Division Contests Club Officer Training Club Workshops Significant Deadlines Conference Calls Webinars

If you are a club officer, and you have an event you want posted, please contact your area or division director who will help you get your event scheduled on the calendar.

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DECEMBER - JANUARY, 2018

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Launch a Career Give the Gift of Toastmasters this Holiday Season